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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- Kentucky spent November romping its way to lopsided wins and leaving little doubt who should be the No. 1-ranked team in the AP Top 25 .Coach John Calipari heads into December wondering how his young, athletic bunch will handle playing in a close game as the schedule gets tougher, starting Saturday against No. 11 UCLA.The question becomes now how good can we be, Calipari said Monday night after a highlight-filled 115-69 win against Arizona State in the Bahamas. And it may not be every night. One of the things I told them before the game is, look, we need to have a close game.We need to have an overtime game. We need to have a team make their first 10 shots and see how we respond. We need to shoot 32 percent and still win a game. We need to be in tough physical battles and know who can respond.So far, the Wildcats (7-0) appear to have no shortage of options, from DeAaron Fox posting only the programs second triple-double against the Sun Devils to Malik Monk scoring a game-high 23 points to Bam Adebayo providing a rugged physical presence inside.The Wildcats closest game this season has been a 69-48 win against Michigan State on Nov. 15.In addition to Saturdays visit from the Bruins (7-0), Kentuckys December schedule also includes a game against No. 3 North Carolina in Las Vegas and a trip to No. 14 Louisville.LEAGUE THROWDOWNThe ACC/Big Ten Challenge headlines the week ahead for Top 25 teams.On Tuesday night, No. 22 Syracuse (4-1) visits No. 17 Wisconsin (5-2), while Michigan State -- out of this weeks poll after a 4-3 start -- visits No. 6 Duke (6-1).On Wednesday, No. 15 Purdue (5-1) visits No. 14 Louisville (5-1), while No. 3 UNC (7-0) visits No. 13 Indiana (4-1) -- which tumbled 10 spots in the poll after a loss at IPFW. No. 6 Virginia (6-0) also hosts Ohio State.BUSY SATURDAYIn addition to the UCLA-Kentucky game, Saturdays schedule features a busy day of ranked matchups.The biggest figures to be No. 9 Baylors visit to No. 7 Xavier. The Musketeers (6-0) have been in the top 10 all season, but Baylor (6-0) went from getting zero votes in the first two polls to No. 20 after a win against Oregon and now to No. 9 after beating VCU, Michigan State and Louisville to win the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas.Weve got bigger goals, Bears coach Scott Drew said after rallying from 22 down to beat the Cardinals in the Atlantis title game. And well be focused on achieving them. As long as everybody listens to the upperclassmen and buys in with that, then we can accomplish those.The other marquee matchups that day are No. 25 West Virginia at No. 6 Virginia and No. 8 Gonzaga at No. 16 Arizona.NEWCOMERSNo. 18 Butler, No. 20 South Carolina and No. 24 Florida are poll newcomers. The Bulldogs won their poll debut at Utah on Monday night. The Gamecocks host Vermont and the Gators visit North Florida, both on Thursday.FAREWELL (FOR NOW)Four teams dropped out of what was really a top 26 last week: Texas from No. 22, Michigan State from No. 24, and Michigan and Florida State from a tie at No. 25.WATCH LISTMaryland and Cincinnati could find their way into next weeks poll.The Terrapins (7-0) were six points behind West Virginia for this weeks final spot. They have home games this week against Pittsburgh in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and Oklahoma State.Cincinnati (5-1) was third among teams in Others Receiving Votes and visits No. 19 Iowa State on Thursday.---Follow Aaron Beard at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap---More AP college basketball at http://collegebasketball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25 Air Max 200 France . 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They fail to score a goal for a full week, and then they outscore the defending Stanley Cup champions.Although the Kings season doesnt make much sense so far, not even Sidney Crosbys latest burst of brilliance could stop them.Nic Dowd scored 2:37 into overtime, and the Kings snapped a three-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.Trevor Lewis and Matt Greene scored slump-busting goals and Peter Budaj made 21 saves in a strong bounce-back effort for the Kings, who had been shut out in three consecutive games and 10 full periods before they applied their grinding defensive game to slow down the speedy Pens.Los Angeles is 0-6-0 in regulation this season, but 5-0-0 in overtime games.We obviously played through (difficulties), coming from down a goal, and got a lead, said coach Darryl Sutter, who earned his 600th NHL victory. I thought we were really solid. Scored the first goal. Just got to keep fighting through that stuff.The Kings started overtime with a power play, but Pittsburgh easily killed it. Dowd then got in alone on Fleury and slipped in a backhand for his second NHL goal.Dowd said he only ended up in position to score because he had fallen down earlier, forcing him to join the rush late.Nothing special. I just made a move and luckily that side was open, Dowd said. Maybe the other 50 percent of the time, maybe (Fleury) is there.Crosby scored two goals for Pittsburgh, giving him six in five games to start his season. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 24 shots for the Penguins, whose four-game winning streak ended.It was just tight hockey, Crosby said. Theyre pretty comfortable playing that way. Theyre always pretty stingy, especially playing at home. Thats just kind of the game you expect. You dont accept it. You want to get chances, you want to generate, but not if it means giving things back the other way.Despite giving up Crosbys tying goal midway through the third period, the Kings rallied to win a meeting of Second Siix NHL franchises celebrating their 50th anniversaries.ddddddddddddThese teams have won four of the last eight Stanley Cup titles, but only the Penguins are in contending form at this early point of the season.Crosby has been in rare form since missing the first six games with a concussion, scoring goals in four of his five games with two multi-goal efforts already. He scored in the first period and then tied the game midway through the third, deflecting home Kris Letangs shot.We marvel some at how good he is, Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said. Hes playing inspiring hockey right now.The Kings got their goals from much less likely sources.Lewis ended their 205-minute, 25-second scoreless drought when his contested attempt trickled underneath Fleury for the grinding forwards first regular-season goal since March 26.Greene then ended his 26-game scoring drought with a long slap shot early in the third. The stay-at-home defenseman hadnt scored a point since March 3, 2015.Theres really no rhyme or reason to it, Greene said. Just try to shoot the puck as hard as you can at the net every time.Game notes Kings G Jeff Zatkoff received his Stanley Cup ring from the Penguins before the game. Zatkoff, currently injured, played early in the postseason for Pittsburgh last spring on the way to its title. ... D Kevin Gravel made his season debut for the Kings in place of Tom Gilbert, who began a three-game suspension for boarding Anaheims Nick Ritchie on Tuesday. ... LW Teddy Purcell returned to the Kings lineup for the first time since Oct. 14. The newcomer played in Los Angeles first two games, but was scratched for the next eight with an undisclosed injury. ... Pittsburgh scratched RW Tom Kuhnhackl for the second straight game. He scored no goals in the first nine games.UP NEXTPenguins: At San Jose on Saturday night for a Stanley Cup Final rematch.Kings: Host Calgary on Saturday night before heading to Eastern Canada for a road trip. ' ' '